Black Winning Jockeys In The Kentucky Derby
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Black Winning Jockeys In The Kentucky Derby
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Author : James Robert Saunders
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-10-03
Black Winning Jockeys In The Kentucky Derby written by James Robert Saunders and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Oliver Lewis was champion jockey of the Kentucky Derby in 1875 with a winning race time of two minutes and 37 seconds. Jockey Willie Simms won in 1896, bringing his horse in at two minutes and seven seconds. James Winkfield was the winning jockey in both 1901 and 1902 with winning race times of two minutes and seven seconds and two minutes and eight seconds, respectively. Each of these men possessed the skill and power necessary to spur a horse to glorious victory. All are members of the small, select group of Derby-winning jockeys who were African Americans. The stakes were high: Black jockeys who won a race in the late 1700s and 1800s sometimes won freedom from slavery as well. This work examines the presence of black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, from the first instance of slaves working as stable hands and tending their masters' horses to the first black jockey to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby in 1875 and the continued participation of black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby. Black owners and trainers in the Kentucky Derby are also discussed. Three appendices list black winning jockeys, black trainers and black owners of Kentucky Derby horses.
The Great Black Jockeys
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Author : Edward Hotaling
language : en
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
Release Date : 1999
The Great Black Jockeys written by Edward Hotaling and has been published by Prima Lifestyles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
More than a century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, black athletes were dominating America's first national sport. The sport was horse racing, and the greatest jockeys of all were slaves and the sons of slaves. Cheered by thousands of Americans in the North and South, they rode to victory in all of the major stakes, including the very first Kentucky Derby. Although their glory days ranged from the early 1700s to the turn of the 20th century, the memory of these great black jockeys was erased from history. Who were these athletes and why have their names vanished without a trace? "This may be the most fascinating untold sports story in American history. We are lucky that it is so well told now by Mr. Hotaling in his wonderfully written book." -- Charles Osgood, anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning "The Great Black Jockeys is the first book about the lives and times of the forgotten men whose extraordinary skills were a wonder to behold, men with names like "Honest Ike" Murphy, Abe Hawkins, Willie Simms, Austin Curtis, Jimmy Winkfield, and dozens more. This is also a story of a young country where whole towns turned out in cleared fields to cheer and place wagers on magnificent horses and the men who rode them, and where the greatest athletes in the land were the property of others. For fleeting moments on the racecourse black riders in colorful silks tasted the glory and freedom that slavery had denied them. In "The Great Black Jockeys, the exploits and courage of America's earliest and best athletes are finally remembered.
The First Kentucky Derby
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Author : Mark Shrager
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-05-01
The First Kentucky Derby written by Mark Shrager and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Today’s Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship, worldwide media coverage, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half history, the Kentucky Derby has grown to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, attracting 150,000 spectators at the track and nearly 15 million television viewers on the first Saturday each May. But 1875, the year of the first Derby, was a different time. The Louisville Jockey Club track, which would one day bear the name “Churchill Downs,” was a small structure that might, on its best day, provide seating and standing room for 12,000 spectators. The grandstand was plain and functional and included a section reserved for bookmakers, whose trade was legal and who operated in the open. Perhaps most significantly, the majority of jockeys in the race were Black, in stark contrast to the present-day Derby, where participation by African-American jockeys is rare. In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first “Run for the Roses,” the unsuccessful effort that the winning owner might have made to rig the race for his preferred horse, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture—a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life’s work.
The Last Black King Of The Kentucky Derby
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Author : Crystal Hubbard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Last Black King Of The Kentucky Derby written by Crystal Hubbard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with African American jockeys categories.
Born into an African American sharecropping family in 1880s Kentucky, Jimmy Winkfield grew up loving horses. The large, powerful animals inspired little Jimmy to think big. Looking beyond his family's farm, he longed for a life riding on action-packed racetracks around the world. Like his hero, the great Isaac Murphy, Jimmy "Wink" Winkfield would stop at nothing to make it as a jockey. Though his path to success was wrought with obstacles both on the track and off, Wink faced each challenge with passion and a steadfast spirit. Along the way he carved out a lasting legacy as one of history's finest horsemen and the last African American ever to win the Kentucky Derby. The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby brings to life a vivacious hero from a little-known chapter of American sports history. Readers are transported trackside to witness the heart-pounding story of a vibrant young man chasing down his dream.
Wink
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Author : Ed Hotaling
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2006-03-22
Wink written by Ed Hotaling and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"May be the most fascinating untold sports story in American history."--Charles Osgood, anchor, CBS News Sunday Morning "Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before."--MSNBC "Winkfield's life (is) an unbelievable ride."--ESPN "For once, a book's breathless subtitle is accurate."--The Washington Post "This is the stuff of great nonfiction."--Douglas Brinkley, author of Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War In 1904, at age twenty-three, two-time Kentucky Derby-winner Jimmy Winkfield was forced from American horseracing by a virulent combination of racism and hard times. Wink left his beloved Kentucky, bought a steamer ticket for Europe, and made the world his racetrack. There he embarked on a decades-long odyssey, rising to superstardom and winning and losing two fortunes. Driven at gunpoint from Russia by the Bolshevik Army and from France by Nazi occupiers, the 105-pound jockey proved himself the most resilient, courageous athlete of the twentieth century. In 2005, Winkfield was inducted into America's horse racing Hall of Fame. Winkfield achieved a human greatness that transcends the limits of sport. In Wink, Ed Hotaling tells this wonderful story--this American story--in all its rich and vibrant power.
Black Maestro
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Author : Joe Drape
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-06
Black Maestro written by Joe Drape and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In Black Maestro, Joe Drape meticulously brings to life the drama, adventures, romances, and heartbreaks of an unlikely participant in the greatest historical events of the twentieth century. It is a breathtaking narrative that takes you from pastoral Kentucky to Mob–controlled Chicago, from the horse country of Poland to the chaos of Red Square, and from freewheeling Paris to the hard–luck American South of the Depression. It is also a story that returns Jimmy Winkfield to his rightful place as an original American hero. In 1919, at the age of thirty–seven, as Bolshevik cannon fire thundered above, the already epic life of Jimmy Winkfield turned into an odyssey. With a ragtag band of Russian nobility and Polish soldiers, the son of a black sharecropper from Chilesburg, Kentucky, was entrusted with saving more than 250 of the most royal but fragile thoroughbreds left in crumbling Csarist Russia. They trekked 1,100 miles from Odessa to Warsaw for nearly three months amid the bloodiest part of the Russian Revolution, surviving gunfire and starvation....
The Prince Of Jockeys
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Author : Pellom McDanielsIII
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2013-10-22
The Prince Of Jockeys written by Pellom McDanielsIII and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Isaac Burns Murphy (1861–1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of Thoroughbred racing when African American jockeys were forced off the track, and he died in obscurity. In The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete, whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the adoption of Jim Crow legislation. Despite the obstacles he faced, Murphy became an important figure—not just in sports, but in the social, political, and cultural consciousness of African Americans. Drawing from legal documents, census data, and newspapers, this comprehensive profile explores how Murphy epitomized the rise of the black middle class and contributed to the construction of popular notions about African American identity, community, and citizenship during his lifetime.
Jockey Young Uns
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Author : Sultan Zeshan
language : en
Publisher: Legendary Maestros LLC
Release Date : 2024-05-02
Jockey Young Uns written by Sultan Zeshan and has been published by Legendary Maestros LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Jockey Young'uns: The Legend of the Kentucky Derby's Youngest Winners" is a children's book that tells the inspiring stories of Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton and James "Soup" Perkins, two Black jockeys who achieved great success and faced challenges in the world of horseracing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book provides a glimpse into their lives, their dedication to their craft, and the racial discrimination they encountered. The story begins with the historic Kentucky Derby race in 1875, where the first winner, Aristides, was ridden by Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey. This sets the stage for the achievements and struggles that Lonnie Clayton and Soup Perkins would later experience. Lonnie Clayton, born in Mississippi, comes from a large family and helps support them from a young age. He leaves home at twelve to work at a stud farm, where he learns to ride and eventually becomes a jockey. Lonnie's determination and talent led him to win the Kentucky Derby at the age of fifteen, making him the youngest jockey to achieve this feat at the time. Soup Perkins, growing up in Kentucky, starts working with horses at a young age and becomes a jockey at eleven. He earns a reputation for his skill and connection with horses, winning multiple races and capturing the Kentucky Derby at fifteen, tying with Lonnie as the youngest winner. The book highlights the challenges faced by Black jockeys during this era. It mentions the Union of White Jockeys, a group formed to exclude Black jockeys from racing, driven by racial discrimination and a desire to claim all prize money for white riders. Lonnie and Soup faced hostility, racism, and efforts to impede their careers, but they remained resilient in pursuing their dreams. The narrative explores Lonnie's financial success, which enabled him to invest in properties and become a businessman. However, he faced a decline due to ongoing racism and legal troubles. Soup's career was abruptly halted when he was disqualified from a race and suspended from the sport. He eventually transitions to training horses and continues his work in Canada. The book concludes by summarizing the lives and legacies of Lonnie Clayton and Soup Perkins. It also provides a glossary, a timeline of significant events, and background information about the Kentucky Derby and the Union of White Jockeys. Overall, "Jockey Young'uns'' offers young readers a glimpse into the lives of two pioneering Black jockeys, showcasing their resilience, determination, and the challenges they overcame in the face of racial discrimination. The book emphasizes the importance of diversity and highlights the historical contributions of Black individuals to the sport of horseracing.
Beating The Odds
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Author : Michael A. Leeds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Beating The Odds written by Michael A. Leeds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
The Kentucky Derby is the premier American horse race. The first race was held in 1875 and 13 of the 15 jockeys were African Americans. African American jockeys continued to play an important role until the turn of the 19th century when they were forced from the Kentucky Derby and the other big American races, victims of the rising tide of Jim Crow. This paper uses a new data set based on the odds on all the entries in the Kentucky Derby between 1875 and 1915 to examine the willingness of owners and trainers to hire African American jockeys and the willingness of fans to bet on them.
The Prince Of Jockeys
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Author : Pellom McDaniels III
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2013-09-12
The Prince Of Jockeys written by Pellom McDaniels III and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-12 with Political Science categories.
Isaac Burns Murphy (1861--1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of Thoroughbred racing when African American jockeys were forced off the track, and he died in obscurity. In The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete, whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the adoption of Jim Crow legislation. Despite the obstacles he faced, Murphy became an important figure -- not just in sports, but in the social, political, and cultural consciousness of African Americans. Drawing from legal documents, census data, and newspapers, this comprehensive profile explores how Murphy epitomized the rise of the black middle class and contributed to the construction of popular notions about African American identity, community, and citizenship during his lifetime.
